Read the ascent of man-the majestic clockwork

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Read The Ascent of Man: "The Majestic Clockwork."

Read in Philip Appleman's Norton Critical Edition of Darwin, the excerpt from Lamarck's essay, "Zooloogical Philosophy" (1809) (pp. 44-49), and what both Appleman and Gavin de Beer have to say about Lamarck in their essays on Lamarck:

Philip Appleman, "Darwin: On Changing the Mind," pp. 3-20, and

Gavin de Beer, "Biology before the Beagle," pp. 33-39.

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Bronowski devotes this week to a comparison of Newton and Einstein. Discuss the similarities and differences you find between these two great figures in the history of modern science. Devote one paragraph to describing Newton's major achievements and the methods he used to make them; similarly, in a second paragraph, describe Einstein's greatest discoveries and the methods he used to achieve them. Then, in a third, closing paragraph, compare and contrast Newton and Einstein. Be sure top quote at least one sentence regarding Newton and another for Einstein from what Bronowski has to say about them that you think reveals the essence of their different contributions to the history of science.

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